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.1iHAMMOND, AKTA,VOL. 1, NO. 112. NIGHT EDITION.HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER, 29, 1906.ONE CENT PER COPY.j-rjii-1SAYS SCHEIE' IS ft DREAMThe Financier Brands Chicago-NewYork ElectricRailway as Visionary.PAPER AHAUTHORITYGives Figures Which Apparently Admit of No Denial Warning "to the Public.The Financier, recognized as theforemost publication of its kind in theUnited States, its statements possessing the utmost importance and highestsignificance, gives space to the following dissection of the Chicago-New Yorkelectric line, which is supposed to beseeking a right-of-way through northern Lake county. The article is written in reply to the appended letter ofInquiry:"Editor The Financier Sir: Whatdo you think of the possibility of thesuccessful construction of the NewYork-Chicago Electric Air Line, whichis being extensively advertised in thedaily press? "A READER."Bowling Green, Ky., Oct. 15, 190G."The Financier's Answer.A more visionary project was neverfoisted on the American people. Thescheme, hoKvever, is not more preposterous than the estimates of construction and operation. For instance, theline 13 capitalized at $200, 000,000, andthe cost of construction is stated to be1150,000,000. The capitalization on a750-mile trackage is thus J26S.666 permile, a most absurd figure one notmatched by the best railway system inthe United States. Conceding thatdouble trackage is intended, and that1,500 miles of rails will be laid, we stillhave a mileage capitalization of $133,333. iust take down your Poor's ManMai and sec how this compares withe great railways of the country.Second.-In the latest prospectusw Ich the promoter of this moonshinese, erae kAve issued, the earning powerof. ihe roc-d Is placed at 535,000,000 perannum. This, on a 1.500 mile' track basis. Is at the rate of $23,333 per mile, or$46,666 per mile on the 750-milethrough line. "What are the interurbanlines already built doing? The LakeShore electric, which has 160 miles oftrack 13 of this in cities and whichservos a rich territory between Cleveland and Toledo, earns in 12 monthsabout $500,000 gross, or roughly $5,000per mile. It costs to operate this system $430,000, leaving something like$370,000 net, or a little over $2,800 permile. Take the Detroit United, with its541 miles of line, 200 of which are incities. The road is one of the bestknown interurban propositions in theworld. In 12 months it earns gross$5,125,000, and net $2,125,000. Its grossearnings are less than $10,000 per milethis, remember, on a large proportion of city mileage. The DetroitUnited owns, as stated, 541 miles ofmore than one-third that which theNew York-Chicago Air Line proposes.Now, if Detroit United, on a 1,500-milebasis, increased its earnings in proportion, it would report something like$15,000,000 gross earnings, and $6,000,000 net. The New Y'ork-Chicago AirLine people estimate the cost of conducting transportation alone at $8,000,000 per annum, and other expensesmaintenance, etc. at as much, so yousee about the chance the propositionwould have of paying dividends. OnIts own showing it would be In bankruptcy at the end of the year, conceding tbjat it did as much business as theDetroit United, which is impossible.The New York and Chicago local citylines themselves do not earn as muchper mile as this wild plan necessitatesfor successful operation. If you canImagine a street like Broadway, reaching from New York to Chicago with adouble track railway traversing it. youmight find an Investment in such anenterprise profitable, but as it is, thescheme is too absurd for serious consideration. What appears to us as theworst feature of this whole businessIs that the great papers of this country,which are printing page advertisements for the promoters of this scheme,do not allow the technical editors connected with the several journals toexpose the folly of the thing. Cashiersof banks, and particularly eountrybanks. will do well to warn theirfriends against losing money throughpurchases of this widely-advertised"air-line" stock.DISTRICT MIXISTKRIAL MEETIAG,The semi-annual meeting of the Valparaiso Methodist Ministerial districtis In session today and tomorrow atBrook, Ind. Fresiding Elder D. M.Wood of this city, is in charge of the3ieetlng. Rev. L. S. Smith of the Hamnond M. E. church left this afternoonJ.or the session. Dr. J. P. Brushlnghamif Chicago will address the conventionhis evening. Dr. C. W. Switzer ofLafayette will take his place tomorrownight. - -TUB 'WEATHER.Showers tills afternoon and probablyloni&rht. followed by fair and coolerTuesday.wIl BRINGProfessor Hicks PredictsStorm and Sleet forNovember.BUZZARD TODAYHammond Gets Goodly Dose of "TheBeautiful," But Most of ItMelts on Ground.Hammond was visited by a heavysnow fall this morning, which, however, came not unannounced, as Professor Hicks had predicted it a monthago.The snow may be called the first ofthe season, although there have beenone or two flurries before this month.While considerable snow fell, the evidences of it were deceiving as for themost part it melted as soon as ittouched the ground.In his forecasts for November Rev.Hicks says that a reactionary stormperiod is central on the 2d, 3d and 4th.The interval between the periods willbe unsettled and threatening, making a"spell of bad weather" during the closing days of October and the openingday of November.A regular storm period is central onthe 9th, extending from the 7th to the12th. By the 9th the growing stormconditions will have increased, so thatgeneral cloudiness and rain will be inprogress in western sections, and during the 10th, 11th and 12th, rain, turning to sleet and snow on the westernflanks of storm areas, will progress tothe east across the country. This isanother period which promises to beprolonged into a spell of unsettled. Ifnot continued rainy, snowy, stormyweather.One of the most severe disturbancesof the month will culminate withinforty-eight hours of noon on the 16th.The barometer w;ill drop to one of Itslowest readings 'for the month, thickcloudiness and great humidity will prevail, and 'general ; storms of autumnal jrain, turning to destructive sleet, andlater Into blizzardous snow and northwest galea may be expected, coveringthe northern and extending for intothe central sections.A regular storm period extends fromthe 19th to the 23d, with thick, prolonged cloudiness, sleet and snow.Falling barometer, higher temperatureand greatly increased intensity instorminess will develop and pass rapIdly to the eastward about Tuesday,the 20th, to Friday, the 23d. Cold, highwinds out of the northwest will rushIn behind these storms as the highbarometer moves eastward and southward, displacing the storm areas.Sharp cold with frost and freezing toward the north will visit most sectionsfrom about the 22d to the 25th.A reactionary storm period is central on the 25th, 26th and 27th. Thiswill insure more or less rise In temperature, with decided fall of the barometer, cloudiness and return of rainand snow. The disturbances of thisperiod will culminate on the 26th and27th, by which dates storms will havepassed well to the east.A regular storm period begins on the29th and runs at least four days intoDecember, being central Dec. 2.The local association of forecasters,which consists chiefly of the dry goodsmerchants, takes the same view thatProf. Hicks does and is consideringthe purchase of a heavy stock of winterclothing now.rATJW "DU nTlTTPTC" T A T rtP 4TPNEAR DRAINAGE CANAL.Has Been Compelled to Build OneLarge Plant In Place of Several Small, Ones to Compete with Western Glucose Co.A matter of considerable interest tothe people of Hammond, and theFourt ward especially, is the locationof the new half-million-dollar sugarrefinery that is being built by theCorn Products company, generallyknown as the ' glucose trust."It will be remembered that the Western Glucose company, which is locating over at Robertsdale, is the consolidation of the independent companieswhich are fighting this trust.When the word went out that theWestern Glucose company was takingsuch determined steps to meet the competition of the trust it was seen thatthe only way to meet this competitionwould be to bring the two or threesmall plants together and locate asingle large plant at some convenientpoint.Today the wor.2 comes that the president of the company. Kdwin T. Bedford, had decided to iocate the plant onthe drainage canal or la South Chicago,or Peoria, 111.K. P. HALLOWE'EN CELEBRATION.The Knights of Pythias have arranged for a Hallowe'en party for this evening in their hall in the Rirabach building. A musical program will be followed by dancing and an oyster supper. Knights of Pythias and their families are invited for the feast. Thedecorations this evening r;Il consistof fall productsi.S6t5S$ - ,. f.jife.'ii .--.,l,"i SHc-? t 3CONGRESSMAN CEUMPACKERTO SPEAK HERE TONIHGT.Comes to Hammond to Speak on theIssues of tat- Campaign A LargeAudience Is Expected.Hon., Edgar D. Crunapacker, congressman of the Tenth congressional district,will be at Towle's opera house thisevening to make a political address onthe issues of the campaign. Despitethe unfavorable weather a good houseis predicted to greet the congressman.His speech for tonight has been welladvertised, in addition to which specialinvitations have been sent out.Mr. Crumpacker has done vigorouscampaigning this fall, not only forhimself but in behalf of the Republican party as a whole. He seeminglyenjoys the work and always looks forward to a warm reception in Hammond.He is popular in Hammond, not only asa politician, but also because of hispersonal qualities.WEST HAMMOND PARADEIS HEADED BY NEW BAND.The Occasion is the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Organization of the St.Andrus' Polish Society.There was a big time in West Hammond yesterday in Polish church circles. The occasion was the fifteenthanniversary of the St. Andrus PolishSociety No. 1, and exercises were heldfor the purpose of dedicating a bannercommemorating the event.There was a big parade in whichseveral of the societies participatedand which was headed by an amateurband that has been organized and Instructed by D. A. Pugh of this city.The work of this musical organzationwhich has been in existence only ashort time, was said to be of a highorder and brought forth favorablecomment from all sides.The other societies which participated in the parade were the forty-seconddivision of the Young Men's Alliance,St. Andrus band of West Hammond,the miliaTty society of the forty-seconddivision of the Young Men's Alliance,St. Andrus' society No. 2, St. Cecelia,the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the SacredHeart of Mary, St. Francis and PolishYoung Men's association, the PolishNational Alliance of North Hammond,the fifty-third division of the YoungMen's Alliance, the Polish YoungLadies' Society, the Polish Young Woman's Society, and the West Hammondschools were represented.The parade was one of the largestand most successful that there has everbeen in West Hammond and the exercises were considered a big success byall who witnessed them.COMPLETES INGENIOUSRECORD LEDGER.Prof. W. S. Pierce, who is just aboutto sever his connections with the localChicago Business college, has just completed a combination business collegerecord and ledger account, in additionto his other s&: of books of which heis the author and which he intendsto use in his ncv business college whichhe is about to open up in Milwaukee.His latest, ths combination attendanceand record ledger, apparently leavesnothing to be improved upon. It isthe result of long and tedious study byits author, and It is Mr. Pierce's intention to have this combination bookpatented.THE VAMDERSILT CUP.CHILD BORN TO STARVEIN SPITE OF DOCTORS.There Mere But Two Alternatives, OneCertain Death from Lack of Nourishment, the Other Possible Death fromOperation.-The medical profession of IndianaHarbor and vicinity has been deeply Interested in the case of an abnormalchild which was born at Pine Stationa few days ago.There seemed to be something thematter with the child from the day ofits birth, and finally a doctor was calledwho diagnosed the case and found thatthere was no opening between thestomach and the bowels.A consultation was held with otherphysicians in the neighborhood, andwhen it was seen that the child wouldslowly die of starvation unless something was done for it, an operation wasdecided upon.The operation was performed, andthe child's stomach was linked to thebowels, but the shock of the operationwas too much for it and death followeda few hours afterward.The physicians connected with thecase searched their books for a parallelcase, and found that with but one exception this is the first case of the kindthat has come to the attention of themembers of the medical fraternity.Of course the parents were griefstricken when they learned that an operation would have to be performedthat would imperil the life of the child,but they were convinced that there wasa chance should the operation succeed,and that if the operation was not performed slow starvation was a certainty. FORESTERS ELECT DIRECTORS.The directors of the high board ofthe Independent Order of Foresters ofAmerica, held their quarterly meetingat the Hotel Carleton this morning.The following directors were present:M. F. Crume of Wabash, Ind., ThomasHall and Joseph Young of Crown Point,J. G. Love of Leroy and Dr. G. L. Grayof LaPorte, Ind. All business wastransacted this morning, the directorsleaving for their homes this afternoon.CORNERSTONE LAYING SUNDAY.The cornerstone laying of the newMethodist church was announced in theHammond churches yesterday. Preparations are being made to celebrate theevent with great pomp. Dr. W. A.Quaile who spoke in Hammond thisspring for the benefit of the new churchwill be present again to deliver a second address. The church trustees havenot yet decided where the address willbe given.The entire foundation is completedand also a part of the outer wall of thefirst story. If the weather is favorable. Dr. Quayle's audience will beseated on the first floor of the newbuilding. Mdi'.y o;itii.e ministers w Mbe in attendance and an invitation tobe present is issued to the public Ingeneral.F. H. Kitchen, chief engineer ofthe Erie road, who is in Hammondsurveying the ground preparatory tobuilding the new cold ctorage plant,was the guest of friends in the cityjesterday.lamieson in Pittsburg Dispatch.HAMMOND SEES VICTORHUGO'S NOVEL DRAMATIZED,viiuon LacKnye Appears Here for aSecond Time, this Time in "The Lawand the Man." .Wilton Lackaye v t.'Cd for a secona time in Hammond last night, tinstime in a new play, "The Law and theMan." The play itself is the dramaticversion of Victor Hugo's wonderfulnovel, L.es anseraibes. The novel isfollowed with fidelity and skill, WiltonLackaye appearing in all the trail ofJean Valjean and all his various aliases.The ex-galley slave was, of course, theprime figure whenever he was on thestage, but equally interesting withhim were the miserable Fantine andher unfortunate daughter, Cosette; thepersistent Javert and the Thenardieresin their fiendish machinations. Thelove theme of Marius and Cosette enters into the play toward the end, anddid not fail to please the audience. Onthe whole, the piayjs a powerful lesson, teaching the refining, ennoblingand uplifting influence of Christianityand Hammond has been fortunate inhaving had the play in its own operahouse, especially since the companystops nowhere but in the larger citiesfor a week at a time.EXPLOSION VICTIM RECOVERINGPackard and Gerstrung Still MaintainInnocence in Lake Shore Blackmain Held for ConcealingExplosives.Bertha Beahlers, who was injured inthe Aetna boarding house explosion lastweek, is recovering in a Chicago hospital, although it was necessary to amputate one of her legs.In the meantime Charles Packardand Fred Gerstrung, the two men inwhose room the explosion occurred," areheld in the county jail on the charge ofconcealing explosives. Packard stillmaintains his innocence in connectionwith the Lake Shore holdup, whileGerstrung answers all charges withstrict silence. The ocials, howeverhave not given up hopes of solicitingfurther information from them in regard to their connection with attempted blackmail.OFFICE FURNITURE OFNEW CONCERN ARRIVESThe Deal Formally Will be Closed Tomorrow and Work on the New PlantWill Begin at Once.Mr. Grant, the chief engineer of theStandard Steel Car company was inthe city today on matters pertainingto the location of the new industry inthis city.He has plans of the new plantwhich show that it is really to be anenormous industry. It is understoodthat the deal by which the concern issecured for Hammond will be formally closed tomorrow morning.Work will begin on the new planat once and before many months havepassed the Standard Steel Car company win be a fact, one or the moswelcome bits of information that hascome to the people in Hammond in along time is the fact that some of theoffice furniture of the new concernhas already arrived and will be put inan improvised office room on thegrounds that are t be occupied bythe new concern.rill f PC mLEOPOLD CAUGHT:Chicago. Oet. 23. Leonard Leopold,escaped capture early today at Mollnc. III. He anno upon the blind barrageof a southbound trnlu that bad Inst pulled out of the Mollec depot. The raductor saw him. slipped upon him out of a door of the bngunire ee d KTs-pled with him. The man turned, and the conductor bad a fnll, close range Tlevtof his face. He declare there is no doubt the man was Leonold. The mtsrdereafought fiercely, raining blown upon hisderer n in bis itrnsp. the conductor exerted all bis strength to bold hlra. Thewo men fell from the baggage car to theLeopold at last struscled free and ranAlthough it was nearly duwn It wasHe stopped his train louse enough to uotlfy the police of Mollue, who flashedword of the encounter with the murdererludrr directions of the assistantMoline from Bureau, where he had gonewan first picked up :it Itiirrnu after hisUood reason to believe lie had gone backNicholas will relate the details ofdeed nt the coroner's recital, under thet will be doubly dramatic because of thefather of the dead actress.Chicago, Oct. 23. t Later. - WhileLeslie, was repeating; his confession atnoon, M. P. Woody, the venerable father ofem p ted to strike him with his fists.man and restrained him. Nicholas coweredattempted assault.Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 29. As bodythe belief grows that more than onetrain of trolley cars was burled In theelectric line bridge disnster.Already fifty-nine bodies hnve beenInjured persons. Many of the latter arewho are at work at the bottom of thestill more than half full of bodies, mostlybank and the bridge, and scenes pitifulThe work of bringing: up the bodiestoday before the last victim Is taken fromAn attempt has been made to lift thericks used were not strong enough, andsslclan Otto Lewke today that Attorney Charles H. Ste.vensou was slain corneathe startling charge that the lawyer had for years made n, practice of blaek-mailing men and women wbo visited hotels and fashionable resorts.. It Is declared that the attorney had n number of women who Investigated these place.and that the lawyer profited by Hecurlngavoid publicity.The declaration that Stevenson wasto the coroner today in a written reportan autopsy that Stevenson's neck hadhemorrhages of the brain.Mrs. J. Plummer, 32(MI Vernon avenue,prior to his death, Is authority for theRACINGr EBSULTSRlrst Race Royal Breeie, first; Ben Strong;, second; Mariposa, third.Second Race Empress of India, first; Lindale, second; Consideration, thirdThird Race Optician, first; Sllckaway, second; Jack Dolan, third.Fourth Race Frank tilll. tirst; Oraculu, second; Klllaloe, third.Fifth Race raad Duchess, first; Tipping, second; Pantque, third.RACINGr RESULTSFirst Race Alta McDonald, first; The Golden Bird, second; Otiardl, thirdSecond Race McChord, first; Salvage, second; King Pepper, third.Third Race Darthula, first; Gladiator, second; Red Thistle, third.Fourth Race Barnes, first; Sam lloffheliner, second; Dawson, thirdFIRE DRILLPUTTO TESTWashington School ChildrenUshered from BuildingWithout Mishap.PROVES FALSE ALARMFire Department Arrives to FindNothing More Serious thanOverheated PipesWhat strict discipline in connectionwith a fire drill in a school may accomplish was demonstrated at the Washington school this morning at 11 o'clockwhen the call of "fire" rang through thebuilding. There really was no fire butneither teachers nor pupils were awareof this until they had vacated the building and the fire department had arrivedon the scene. The rooms, however,were filled with smoke which wascaused "by the overheating of the pipeswhich lead from the furnace in thebasement to the radiators in the vari-ESCAPESstrangler of Margaret Leslie, narrowlyenptor. Confident the leag-souirtb murground while the train waa moving;.into the woods ia the suburb.dark, and the conductor did not pursoe.to Assistant Chief Scbuettler.chief Lieut. Morgan Collins hurried tback from (Jalesbur. Leopold's trailflight from Chicago. Chief Collin hadthere and was In hiding near the towa.h's crime and re-enact hla murderousexamination by Coroner Hoffman, andpresence of M. P. Woody, the venerableHoward Nicholas, murderer of Margaretthe second coroner's inquest this afterthe dead actress, attacked htm and stSeveral persons caur.ht the enraged oldand trembled with fright during theTY HORRORnfter body Is brought to the snrfarahundred persons lost their lives whensea in the West New Jersey & Seashoretaken, along with more than thirtynow dying In the hospitals. Diversriver say the car farthest from shore lawomen. Donne crowds line the rivetIn the extreme are being enacted.Is necessarily slow, and It will be latathe cars.cars from the river bed, but the dernew ones have been sent for.AILEH7money from persons who desired takilled by external violence wm madefrom Dr. Lewke. He had found aftebeen broken, aud that there had beeawith whom the Stevensons lived justcharge, of blackmailing plots.AT JAMAICA.AT LATONIA.ous rooms. The largest amount oCsmoke was in the basement and on thefirst floor. The entire building wasvacated in less than two minutes, thchildren having in the meantime passedthrough the wardrobes for their wraps.Nobo?y seemed to be excited, althoughthe children hailed the news that theywere to be dismissed for the forenoonwith delight.It was the first time that the firdrill had been put to practical use iathe Washington building. .It had. beeninaugurated long ago and the drill wasoften rehearsed. There was, however,one big difference 'between the drillof today and in former times. Onformer occasions when the call for thefire drill sounded, the pupil3 fell intdmarching order, knowing that it wasmerely a drill. Today they did riotknow whether It was another drill or amarch in earnest. At any rate they responded promptly to the call to fall inline. They were not told that a firewas supposed to be in progress in thebasement. Nevertheless they paid heedto the order as promptly as thoughtheir lives depended upon obedience.The fire department arrived in duetime expecting to find an enormous jobon their hands. Upon investigation itwas however found that only the pipeahad become overheated. No damage wasdone witli the exception that a numberof the rooms had become more or lesssmoke filled. The regular school workwas taken up this afternoon.COLLAR BOE BROIvEX.John E3rle of Hammond, who hasbeen working at Gary, met with a badaccident Saturday, causing the breaking of his collar bone. As he was driving along at night he ran over a largestump, upsetting the wagon andthrowing him out.I'!fI-t.E